MURDER MUST ADVERTISE: A Detective Story

Sayers, Dorothy L.

Verlag: Harcourt, Brace & Company, NY, 1933

Beschreibung

1st American Edition.(?)** Spine lightly sunned with a few speckles of white paint. Wear at edges, page edges soiled, pages age tonned, rear hinge cracked with Brown University Library duplicate stamp at rear inside cover. Spine slant. Lord Peter Wimsey; London. The great Dorothy L. Sayers's classic tale of murder and scandal at a chic London advertising agency, featuring the dashing and brilliant Lord Peter Wimsey. When executive Victor Dean dies from a fall down the iron staircase at Pym's Publicity, a posh London ad agency, Lord Peter Wimsey goes undercover to investigate. Before his tragic demise, the victim had tried to warn Mr. Pym, the firm's owner, about some scandalous behavior involving his employees. Posing as a new copywriter, Wimsey discovers that Dean was part of an unsavory crowd at Pym's whose recreational habits link them to the criminal underworld. With time running out and the body count rising, Wimsey must rush to find the truth before his identity is discovered and a determined killer strikes again. **.I identify this as a first American edition because there are no additional printings stated on the copyright page. I have been unable to verify for certain that this is correct. I have based this information from research into Harcourt's history of identifying first editions. Here is what I have found -- "To identify a first American edition of "Murder Must Advertise" by Dorothy L. Sayers, look for the following key points: the publication date on the title page should be the earliest printing year (usually 1933), the copyright page should not mention any additional printings, and the book should be published by the original American publisher (likely a major New York-based company); sometimes, the phrase "First Edition" may also be explicitly stated on the copyright page. Key points to check: Publication date: The title page should clearly state the publication year as "1933". Copyright page details: No additional printing information: The copyright page should not mention any subsequent printings or "reprints." "First Edition" notation: While not always present, some first editions may explicitly state "First Edition" on the copyright page.". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 020853

Bibliografische Details

Titel: MURDER MUST ADVERTISE: A Detective Story

Verlag: Harcourt, Brace & Company, NY

Erscheinungsdatum: 1933

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good-Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: First Edition.

Art des Buches: Book